Sebastian Mends-Cole

Sebastian Mends-Cole, graduate industrial designer, is co-founder and driver of numerous innovative design initiatives, including the BFGF Design Studio and the Circular Design Hub Hamburg. With over 30 years of experience in sustainable product design, he focusses on creative solutions that combine progress and responsibility. As a member of the German Design Day's Council for Sustainability and environmental advisor to the Hanseatic City of Hamburg, he brings in-depth expertise to create circular product cycles and establish design as a tool for a resource-conserving future.